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Any interest in saving me some time and giving me a TL;DR version on why it's not a good idea??

Thanks

I would also appreciate it if further information is provided.

Thanks.

09-28-2016 02:13 PM

dkraft12

Hi, i recently set something very similar to this up. I've been having issues getting my co2 to a decent level with the needle valve. I only require about 1bubble/sec, but in order to achieve that the needle valve needs to be pretty much all the way closed and over time the co2 stops flowing almost completely. If i open it up a little more, too much co2 flows. Has anyone else experienced this/have any tips? I was thinking about upgrading to a regulator w/ solenoid but that would effectively double the cost of the whole setup, where the whole reason i went this direction was for lower cost.

It's been pretty well established in this thread and in many others that this type of setup is an all-around pretty bad, dangerous idea. But yes, if you follow the instructions originally spelled out in this thread, your link is the type of valve that is talked about.

But, seriously, don't do it.

Any interest in saving me some time and giving me a TL;DR version on why it's not a good idea??

Thanks

02-05-2016 05:25 PM

iy73

Hello,

Thanks Jaggedfury for these detailed setup instructions. I have followed these and have a 20oz setup running on a 24G Tank. The only problem I am going through is I cant set a stable flow of CO2 from it. I have bubble counter and but not using gauge. When adjusting Needle valve I am unable to get stable flow. Bubbles when setup to 2bps keep going slower and slower and after few hours I see less than 1bps.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Ron

01-13-2016 06:13 PM

Padres1234

Ok thanks! I didn't have time to read through the whole thread so thanks for the update!

Is there any other DIY C02 guides that you know of that work and are safe?

It's been pretty well established in this thread and in many others that this type of setup is an all-around pretty bad, dangerous idea. But yes, if you follow the instructions originally spelled out in this thread, your link is the type of valve that is talked about.

But, seriously, don't do it.

01-13-2016 05:48 PM

Padres1234

I had a question about the Needle valve. I can't find the ones from Lowes or Homedepot described in the guide. Would this one from amazon work?